
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (26 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 9PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
312 | 299 | 232 | 225 | 289 | 269 | 421 | 515 | 492 | 581 | 724 | 735 | 811 | 917 | 917 | 917 | 931 | 946 | 960 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:52PM1.74m | 2:07AM1.63m | 2:34PM1.77m | 2:49AM1.65m | 3:15PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:59PM0.46m | 8:09AM0.38m | 8:43PM0.43m | 8:52AM0.35m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
312 | 299 | 232 | 225 | 289 | 235 | 421 | 515 | 492 | 581 | 724 | 735 | 811 | 917 | 917 | 917 | 931 | 946 | 960 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 8 | E 12 | ESE 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
45 | 30 | 128 | 62 | 143 | 269 | 248 | 192 | 186 | 167 | 117 | 128 | 88 | 85 | 58 | 58 | 39 | 39 | 39 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | E 11 | E 10 | E 13 | SE 13 | E 14 | ESE 13 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | — | S 7 | SE 6 | — | — | — | S 16 | — | S 18 | S 18 |
178 | 83 | 75 | 176 | 178 | 189 | 154 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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